Flushing device for rag-engine vats.



PATENTED FEB. 12, 1907.

13. A. PETERSON. FLUSHING DEVICE FOR RAG ENGINE VATS.

APPLIOATION FILBD SEPT. l0 1906.

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IINITED STATES OFFICE...

EMIL A. PETERSON, OF APPLETON, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS TO VALLEY IRON IVORKS COMPANY, OF APPLETON, WISCONSIN, A COR- PORATION OF WISCONSIN.

FLUSHlNG DEVICE FOR RAG-"ENGINE VATS.

No. 843,965. Specification of Letters Iatent. Patented Feb. 12, 1907. Application filed September 10,1906. Serial lilo. 333,889.

III/7mm it Y/ arrangement water can be discharged along Be it known that I, EMIL A. PETERSON, a the floor of the vat simultaneously from all 55 citizen of the United States, residing at Apof the exposed walls, the entire body of pulp pleton, county of Outagamie and State of in the vat being simultaneously floated or Wisconsin, have invented new and useful lifted from the bottom.

Improvements in Flushing Devices for llag- The vat is preferably provided with two Enginevatsmf which the following is a specioutlets, one near each end. These outlets 6o l'ication. are each formed in the usual manner, the My invention relates to improvements in floor being provided with a countersunk 1o flushing devices for rag-engine vats. ring 21, which forms a seat for a lid-valve 22,

"he object of my invention is to provide which normally covers the opening. \Vhen improved means to facilitate emptying the it is desired to empty the vat,these lids are 65 vats after the beating o erationiscompleted. lifted from. the openings and water is ad- In the following description reference is had mitted through a supply-pipe 23, which exto the accompanying drawings, in which tends from any suitable source of supply Figure 1. a plan view of my invention. referably under pressure) through the outer Fig. 2 is a detail view of a portion of one inwall of the vat and connects with the pipe 6 7o ner face of the vat, showing the floor in secat any convenient point.

tion; and Fig. 3 is a sectional view drawn on If desired, the p1pe-sections 7, 8, 9, and 10 line a a; of Fig. 1.. may be omitted, since the pipe 6 fully encir- Lilre parts are identified by the same ref cles the exposed base of the outer wall and is erence characters throughout the several therefore capable of discharging the flushingv 7 5 views. currents across the floor of the vat from al 1 is the vat of a rag-engine; 2, the midsides. By extending the pipe around the ex 2 5 feather; 3, the front fall, and l the back fall, posed base of the midfeather, however, any the movable member being omitted. A tendency of the pulp to wash toward these water'conducting pipe 6 extends from near points is avoided. the front fall around the outer wall of the vat I In referring to the exposed base of the into the back fall and then transversely of the outer wall and mid-feather it will of course be 0 vat underneath the back fall, as indicated at understood that I refer to those portions of '7, to a point near the mid-feather and then the wall and mid-feather Which are not covrearwardly along the base of the midfeather, l ered in whole or in part by the front fall and 85' as indicated at 8, and then around and along back fall. In other words, I refer to those the outer side of the mid-feather, as at 9, to portions of the outer wall and mid-feather the forward end thereof, where it is again which are exposed to the water or other conturned inwardly along the inner face of the tents of the vat alon the floor thereof, even midfeather, as indicated at 10, the pipe bethough partially covered by the shield 12. 9o

ing therefore made substantially continuous Having thus described my invention, what with the exposed base of the outer wall on the I claim new, and desire to secure by Let- 40 inner side and to also extend along the exters Patent, is

posed base of the mid-feather on both sides. 1. The combination with the vat of a rag- This pipe is covered by an inclined shield 12, engine, of a pipe connected with a source of 5 the lower margin of which is mounted upon l water-supply and extending along the base blocks 13 on the floor of the vat, leaving narl of the outer wall and provided with perfora- 4 5 row apertures 14 between the blocks 13 and tions adapted for the discharge of water inbetween the floor of the vat and the edge or 1 wardly along the floor of the vat, and a margin of the shield 12. The pipe, of which shield extending over the pipe downwardly 10 the various sections are marked 6 to 10, in and inwardly from the side of the vat to a elusive, is provided with apertures 15 in its point near the floor thereof.

inner and lower side, whereby water is per 2. The combination with the vat of a ragmitted to escape from the pipe in the direcengine, of a pipe connected with a source 0' tion of the floor of the vat and also in the diwater-supply and extending along the base 10 5 rection of the narrw openings 14:. With this of the outer wall and provided with perforaa shield covering said pipe to a point in close proximity to the floor; said pipe being provided with the discharge of Water from the pipe along the floor and under the shield.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

EMIL A. PETERSON.

Witnesses:

WM. H. BURNS, ERNEST T. INeoLn.

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